Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems - March 28, 2013

2013-03-28

This week's Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:

Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS™

HarmoKnight™ – Beat drums, crash cymbals and smack enemies through more than 50 levels with unique boss fights. On your journey, you'll team up with multiple characters who can slide under obstacles, shoot musical arrows and pound out powerful beats with their drums. With more challenging speeds and unlockable stages, it's time to feel the music and find your rhythm to save Melodia.

Legend of the River King™ – Legend of the River King is a unique fishing RPG that offers two great modes of fishing fun. In Fish mode, choose a fishing spot to catch 40 species of fish, including the mystical Guardian Fish. In Raise mode, you must care for your own pet fish, and watch it change from egg to adult and evolve into a different species.

System Update Available for Nintendo 3DS

A downloadable update for the Nintendo 3DS system brings new features to the hand-held system. Learn what is included in this update by visiting http://www.nintendo.com/3ds/system-update.

Also new this week:

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)

Resident Evil® Revelations (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)

In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS™ system, to the Nintendo DSi™ Shop for the Nintendo DSi system and to the Wii™ Shop Channel for the Wii console at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Thursdays.

The Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service and features games, applications and videos in both 2D and 3D. Users can add money to their virtual wallets using a credit card or by purchasing a Nintendo 3DS Prepaid Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card.

The Wii Shop Channel offers games and applications and uses Wii Points™, which can be purchased via the Wii Shop Channel. The Nintendo DSi Shop offers games and applications and uses Nintendo DSi Points™, which can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Wii Points Card™ and Nintendo DSi Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one card must be redeemed in either the Wii Shop Channel or the Nintendo DSi Shop, respectively. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage some of the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wii, http://www.nintendo.com/3ds or http://www.nintendo.com/ds.